John S Rainey

Brownfield

Hart County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
65.3
Good / 100

John S Rainey is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hart County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 65.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 530 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity530 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville
IXP distance40.0 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage72.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance177.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerSouth Carolina Public Service Authority
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity530 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSANTEE COOPER RAINEY GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index64.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1
DC distance40.1 mi
Nearest rail8.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.4 mi
Nearest fiber route98.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.36¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$7,267

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on data processing equipment; investment tax credits for $150M+ projects.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power15%
71
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
83
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
96
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
15

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Hart County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near John S Rainey
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HARTWELL LAKESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN111251Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN154648Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.5
HARTWELL ENERGY FACILITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN111246Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN111248Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.5
UNKNOWN111247Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN111244Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.1

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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